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Where does “ὀλιγάρχης” come from?

ὀλιγάρχης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ὀλιγάρχης (Ancient Greek): oligarch

Definitions

  1. oligarch

Ancestry of “ὀλιγάρχης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ὀλιγάρχης”

  • oligarchy
  • oligarchic
  • oligarch
  • oligarchically
  • oligarchism
  • oligarchia
  • oligarchicus
  • oligarcha
  • oligarquía
  • oligarca
  • oligarchia
  • oligarchico
  • oligarchicamente
  • oligarca
  • олига́рхия
  • олигархия
  • oligarchie
  • oligarque
  • Oligarchie
  • oligarca
  • oligarkia
  • oligarca
  • oligarquia
  • oligarki
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